208657 T/5 Rupert Russell Mattingly United States Army 1st Armoured Division from:Louisville, Ky My father, Rupert R. Mattingly, was also captured at Fiad Pass in Northern Africa on February 14th, 1943. He was under the leadership of Col. Waters, the son-in-law of General Patton. Col. Waters was also captured during that battle. Col. Waters oral history was an interesting read about that battle and his capture. My father was a "scout" and was out on patrol when he was overrun by German tanks thus captured.
He was boated to Italy where he was forced to worked for the German army transporting ammunition and gasoline and watched our planes destroy them. He then was marched to East Prussia where he was a prisoner in a number of camps. According to war records he was liberated from Stalag 2b-Hammerstein. Dad never talked about his time as a war prisoner. We have no pictures, information beyond an article that appeared in a local newspaper upon his return. I have uploaded the stories. Any one with any pictures or any info about that battle a Fiad Pass please post.
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